Off to the Ballgame!

Okay, so today starts my first, real test with this food plan ( notice I didn't say "diet.") We are traveling and will be eating out a few times. I have already prepared my morning snack and lunch and I threw in a few more snacks for this afternoon and the ride back tomorrow, so I will not be tempted to purchase something on the fly. Breakfast is provided by the hotel, so I know I will be okay with that. My biggest worry is tonight for dinner. I have my foodloversfatloss plan book with me, so when we decide where to eat, I'll flip through it and find the best meal that fits the plan.
Okay. So, here I go. Wish me luck.
Prayer helps, too!

Day 17

Wow! ALmost done with the 21 day induction phase! Today I am allowed to eat any of my favorite foods! that's the plan. No diet food, nothing that wreaks of calorie counting. I almost couldn't believe it when i listened to the audio cd for the day. It isn't a license to go hog wild - which I probably can do very easily. No, you're just supposed to follow the plan and make fatloss plates using your absolutely favorite foods.

This I can do.

My first hurdle will be this weekend, tho because we are traveling out of state and I won't have the ready availability of the foods I need. But I have a plan. I will bring everything with me but the main meals - which we will be eating out, so I will have lunch, snacks, and liquids at the ready. No cheating and no overeating situations will be tolerated! In my foodloversfatloss planner there is an entire guide on how to order when you eat in a restaurant and I am going to have that at the ready, believe you me.

Weigh in in just 5 days.\

Oh, my!

Almost there!

So day 15 has come and gone and I'm still motivated. I was sooooooooo hungry today, tho. I couldn't explain it but it might have something to do with more exercise. I've been walking everyday about 20-30 mins on the treadmill ( with my new tv downstairs - thanks La!) and also doing the cd's from the program every 2-3 days, so maybe I'm staying in fat burning mode longer! Let's hope! I actually did the unthinkable yesterday and ordered a new dress on-line. I won't tell you the size I ordered, but I'm hopeful it will fit. Again, prayer helps!

At the end of this 21 day induction phase I start the "eat right for the rest of your life" portion of the program where I hope to lose the bulk of the 50 pounds. There's also a 6 day detox you can do to rev and speed up the loss. I may do that as well, I'll keep you posted. I'm gearing up for the all too stressful weigh in next tuesday - day 21. I can't tell if I've lost weight be3cause someone who is fat as me doesn't really see the change until they lose about 20 pounds or so. I can assure you I haven't lost 20 pounds yet. That I would know! I'll be happy with 5, tho!

Day 14

Still plugging along! Just went food shopping. If it's possible, my food bill actually went down by buying real foods instead of prepackaged ones! Real fruit; real veges; real meats and fish and poultry. I didn't buy one item that's a premade- prepackaged food and my bill was about 20 bucks smaller. If nothing else, that will keep me on the diet!
Still biting my nails over the weigh-in. It's in 7 more days and I am DYING to know if and how much I lost. My pants do not feel a size smaller, but then I buy everything too big anyway, so I can't really tell. SInce I have no butt to speak of, it's basically a crack down the middle of my back, they still hang in that general area like always. I don't FEEL as fat, so that's something. Not as bloated and gross. I think even 5 pounds can do that to you, tho, I'll take 5 pounds. Hell, Ill take anything that's a loss!
Going to make FoodLOversFatLoss sloppy joes for dinner. La loves sj's, so if he likes it, you know it's a keep and I'll put the recipe below. I've been reading my daily health blurbs and they've been pretty inspirational, so I'm gonna keep 'em, annotated here.
Of to exercise. 12 minutes of cardio today.
Yippie! ( sarcasm alert.)

Restaurant trips

Day 13 and I'm still alive and kicking! Today's audio tips were about eating out and staying on the plan - something I think I know a lot about!! Robert's tips were the one's I've been doing for years: half the plate when it comes and plan on taking it home with you; plan ahead for what you think you want; don't over eat. Some of the new tips I learned were to ask the waiter for how the food was prepared. For instance, I never knew that grilled chicken - which is supposed to be healthy and really is - is usually brushed with real butter before grilling in restaurants to give it that nice golden brown look when it comes to the table. Hidden calories and fats. And always ask for a salad undressed, dressing on the side, because a restaurants' "serving" is usually not a tablespoon, the correct proportion, but in reality 1/4 to 1/2 cup. Loads of extra calories and fat. And watch the saltiness of the food. The more salt that the food is cooked in, the more your tastebuds are stimulated and the more you want to eat. The biggest one, which I have never done, is to order your dessert but to take it home with you. When you are full from eating your foodloversplate, to tag on another half meal ( which most restaurant desserts are the size of) is damaging to your metabolism. It actually slows it down. It's better to bring the dessert home and eat it 2-3 after your restaurant meal. If you can't do that, eat it for your snack the next day.

That one was an eye opener and one I will have to do.

Off to Hades, Inc. Turkey for lunch today. Yummie!

Half way there!

Today is day 12 of my program - half way through the induction phase. It's 530 am and I am sitting here, typing and watching the infomercial for FOODLOVERSFATLOSS. It continues to motivate me like no program ever has. Weight Watchers was great for me in the day, but the restrictions on points values was too difficult for me to cope with over the long term. The wonderful part of this program - well, to be honest it's all wonderful - but the really great part for me is that it it has a long term program to actually love with for the rest of your life. Foodaholics like myself do not like to feel deprived and that's what every diet plan I've ever done - including the Medical fast after Erin was born - had done: deprive me. I've eaten mac and cheese, stew, salmon, turkey, all normal foods in normal amounts. Plus veges galore, salad and I can even have desserts if I want. This is the way I want to be the rest of my life: satisfied and eating normally. Last night we went to a beautiful wedding. I didn't eat much, which was a really different thing for me when at a social event - but I didn't feel deprived. I actually felt in control for maybe the first time in my life when at an event.

Who could ask for more than that?